Type | Globular Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 8.2 |
Size | 7.2' |
Right Ascension | 18h 53' 4.3" (2000) |
Declination | 8° 42' 21" S |
Constellation | Scutum |
Description | pB, vL, irr, rrr |
Classification | IX |
Andrew Cooper
Jun 20, 2023 Waikoloa, HI (map)
15cm f/5 Newtonian, Primero @ 92x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, bright and obvious, a round 5' diameter haze in rich galactic starfield, not resolved, not particularly concentrated at the core
Andrew Cooper
Jul 19, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 81x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Bright, conspicuous in an extremely rich galactic starfield, 5' diameter, not resolved, modest core
Andrew Cooper
Jun 24, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 61x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Small, rich, a modest core, partially resolved, the extents are lost in a rich galactic starfield
Andrew Cooper
Apr 19, 2012 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A modest globular in a rich starfield, about 5' in diameter, not notably condensed at the core
Andrew Cooper
Sep 15, 2002 NASP, Mingus Mtn., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Bright globular in a galactic star field, dense, well defined, not very condensed at the core, fully resolved, IC1295 is 15' E a faint large patch
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Beautiful resolvable neb.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
Barnard 116 | Barnard 117 | Barnard 118 |
HD 173348 | HD 173638 | HD 174464 |
IC 1295 | Messier 26 | NGC 6728 |
PK24-2.1 | PK24-3.1 | PK24-5.1 |
PK25-2.1 | PK26-1.2 | PK26-2.1 |
PK26-2.3 | S Scuti | T Scuti |
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